A meta-analysis on the association between bladder cancer and occupation

@article{Reulen2008AMO,
  title={A meta-analysis on the association between bladder cancer and occupation},
  author={Raoul C. Reulen and Eliane Kellen and Frank Buntinx and Maree T. Brinkman and Maurice P. A. Zeegers},
  journal={Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology},
  year={2008},
  volume={42},
  pages={64 - 78}
}
To date, many epidemiological studies have been conducted to examine the association between occupation and bladder cancer incidence. However, results from these studies often have been inconsistent, and significant associations have rarely been found, possibly owing to the lack of adequate statistical power in these studies. This meta-analysis summarizes the relevant literature regarding occupation and bladder cancer incidence to increase the statistical power to detect associations. The… 
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Bladder cancer risk seems to be related with obesity overall and central obesity in men and height does not seem to affect risk, but more studies are needed to extract safe conclusions.
Contemporary Occupational Carcinogen Exposure and Bladder Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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The profile of contemporary occupations with increased BC risk is broad and differs for incidence and mortality, and currently the incidence seems to be increasing, and this increase is occurring faster in women than men.
Occupation and Risk of Bladder Cancer in Nordic Countries
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The study suggests that occupation is evidently associated with bladder cancer risk, and the SIR of bladder cancer was overall similar across the Nordic countries.
Occupation and Risk of Kidney Cancer in Nordic Countries
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A relatively small variation in the incidence of malignancies of the kidney between occupational groups was found in the Nordic population and there is abundant room for further progress in determining the effect of smoking in particular occupational groups.
Constitutional and occupational risk factors associated with bladder cancer.
Occupation, smoking, opium, and bladder cancer: A case–control study
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Risk of urinary bladder cancer: a case-control analysis of industry and occupation
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Evidence is provided of increased risk of UBC for occupations that were previously reported as at-risk, particularly when duration of employment is 10 years or more, for workers in several occupation and industry groups.
Cause–effect? Understanding the risk factors associated with bladder cancer
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Causal relationships can be both established and validated via phenotype-specific molecular biomarkers employed in prospective epidemiological studies and can also serve to highlight how individual genetic polymorphisms lead to a difference in susceptibility to various carcinogens, giving further credence to the impact of genetic-environment interactions.
Occupations and the Risk of Bladder Cancer in Yazd Province: A Case-Control Study
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The risk of bladder cancer was higher among those working in high-risk occupations—metal working, textile, driving, Farming, farming, and construction and in terms of type of occupation.
Occupational variation in incidence of bladder cancer: a comparison of population-representative cohorts from Nordic countries and Canada
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Elevated risks of bladder cancer were observed among hairdressers, printers, sales workers, plumbers, painters, miners and laundry workers, and the only occupation with similarly increased risk was observed among sales workers.
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